October Sky Festival to proceed in Coalwood site move
The Cape Coalwood Restoration Association announced the 4th Annual October Sky Festival will occur October 7 in Coalwood despite May floods. Homer Hickman Jr and Rocket Boys figures are set to attend, with a new venue near Coalwood Community United Methodist Church.
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Coalwood
Cape Coalwood Restoration Association
McDowell County
Homer
Sonny” Hickman Jr
Hickman
CCRA
Castle Park
Coalwood Community United Methodist Church
Peggy Blevins
Blevins
Tazewell County Fair opens with carnival today in misty heat
The Great James H. Drew Exposition arrives at the Tazewell County Fairgrounds as carnival workers prepare for a full day of events starting at 4 p.m. Officials report record opening crowds and roughly 1,200 attendees on Sunday while introducing the Kite Flyer ride and a life choices maze that transforms into a drug maze and later an airport safety maze.
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Zewell
Tazewell County Fairgrounds
Betty Melvin
Melvin
Tazewell
Garnett Webb
County Fair Association
Little Jimmy Dickens
Jim Ed Brown
Webb
Virginia Tech
the Foster
Debbie Sparks
Tazewell County
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Two Women Arrested After Bluefield Pharmacy Break-In
Angela Jackson and Ashley Van Dyke were surrounded and arrested within a minute after breaking into Southside Professional Pharmacy on Bland Street Bluefield. They face conspiracy to commit a felony and breaking and entering charges with potential prison terms up to five and ten years and fines up to ten thousand dollars. Detective Hinzman cited quick police response and alarms.
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Bluefield
Southside Professional Pharmacy
Bland Street
Angela Jackson
Pounding Mill
Ashley van Dyke
Doran
R.W. Hinzman
Dent
Hinzman
C.S. Myers
R.J. Jackson
B.S. Burner
van Dyke
Jackson
Mark Blevins
Bdtonline
Accurate information guides Quecreek mine rescue succeeds
Bluefield engineers credit precise data and careful decisions for the Quecreek Mine rescue in Somerset County Pennsylvania where nine miners were trapped 240 feet underground for three days. Rescuers drilled an air hole and then a rescue tunnel while responders noted topography aided by maps and expert mining experience.
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Bluefield
Gerry Enigk
Enigk
Quecreek
West Virginia
Del
Eustace Frederick
Mercer
Virginia Tech
Consol
Crane Creek
Appalachian
Frederick
Bill Archer
Barcher
Police blotter items from Union Street to Robo Car Wash
Reports detail loud music from a vehicle on Union Street and loitering on Bland Street near Zippy’s. A disabled vehicle behind Buddy’s on Princeton was towed after occupants left. Threats to a cashier at Joy Food Mart were reported. no weapon found. An attempted auto break in on Parkway failed. extra patrol promised. Disturbance on Bluefield Avenue. a mother vowed better control. Lillian Webber cited for first offense DUI. Michael Pettrey charged with breach of peace. Rob Car Wash burglary included vandalism and theft of a radio and a metal box fan.
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Buddy
Princeton Avenue
Lambert's
G.W. Lightfoot
Bland Street
Zippy’s Labe
R.S. Mason
Rogers Street
C. Williams
Wise governor promotes tax holiday at Mercer Mall
Gov Wise toured Mercer Mall to tout a three day sales tax holiday designed to aid working families buying back to school items. Shoppers save 6 percent on qualifying items under 100 dollars each, with total purchases spanning multiple items, and the governor urged residents to shop locally to boost West Virginia's economy.
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Dennis McCallister
Wise
West Virginia
Emma
Bobby
Gardner
R. J. Linkous
Mercer Mall
Martinsburg
Huntington
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline
Bob Wise
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Rhonda Ewald
Debbie Checchio
Tazewell County Fair
Lauren
John Nelson
Luefield City
Union Street
Joy Food Mart
Parkway
M.D. McPherson
Bluefield Avenue
Dairy Queen
T.E. Brewster
Lillian Lee Webber
Princeton
M.B. Gergely
Michael Edwin Pettrey
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